The University of Miyazaki's Program to Train Highly Specialized Technicians

Implementation of solar cell lectures by the prefecture at technical high schools

Major industry cluster plans, special zones and industry-government-academia collaboration of the industry

Miyazaki Prefecture Council for the Promotion of Solar Cell and Semiconductor -Related Industries
In order to create a cluster of solar cell and Semiconductor-related industries and promote employment in this prefecture, people from industry, academia and government has been cooperating in this scheme. The council is working on the promotion of new business deals, etc., the new entry of local businesses into the market, improvement of technological capacity, development of human resources and new technology development, etc.

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Medical equipment-related industry based on an Initiative for Eastern Kyushu Local Medical Industrial Center

(Related sectors: Electronics, Life science)

Attractive features

Medical equipment industries in the eastern Kyushu region are characterized by clusters of companies that manufacture blood and blood vessel-related devices. Especially in Miyazaki Prefecture, there are many global companies in the fields of artificial kidney, virus removal filter, catheters for blood, etc. that are established in the prefecture.

Principal Japanese companies in the industry

Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd.
Togomedikit Co., Ltd.

Principal foreign companies in the industry

Baxter Inc., Boston Scientific Japan, Inc.

Major education/research institutes of the industry

The University of Miyazaki Hospital has established an optimum environment for R&D with the top-level school systems operated to deal with medical ethics involved in R&D. Further, the Kyushu University of Health and Welfare has a clinical engineering department as well as facilities to train students in the use of top-class medical equipment.

Major industry cluster plans, special zones and industry-government-academia collaboration of the industry

The government, industry and academia in Oita and Miyazaki Prefectures collaborated to formulate the “Eastern Kyushu Medical Valley Initiative” and it was designated as the special zone for regional revitalization.
This initiative is based on the development of following four bases: “R&D Base”, “Medical Technology Training Base”, “Blood and Blood Vessel-related Medicine Base”, and “Medical Equipment Industry Base.”

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Total Food-related industry

(Related sectors: Food manufacturing, Life science)

Attractive features

Miyazaki Prefecture is one of the leading agricultural prefectures and is also blessed with water resources. Taking advantage on it, agglomeration of food industries such as meat-processing plants, beverage plants, and shochu (Japanese alcohol) plants. While public interest in “food safety and security” is rising, the “food”-related industrial cluster that straddles the primary (manufacturing), secondary (food processing), and tertiary (distribution, sales)industries is expected to play a far more important role as the basic industry of the prefecture.

Principal Japanese companies in the industry

Minami Kyushu Coca-Cola Products Co., Ltd.

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